With a rookie, brand-new QB, I think they are going to have to increase Barkley's workload to keep the pressure off Jones. This is something many of us have been clamoring for; I hope it happens.
Jones also may be one of the fastest QBs in the league and is a legitimate threat to run the ball to keep the defense honest. He adds a dimension to the game Shurmer craves and is somewhat foundational to his offense, so much so, that I think there were some heated behind the scenes discussions re: Eli/Jones between Mara/Tisch/DG/Shurmur before the season started. In fact I think they had pre-determined if they went 0-2, unless Eli played lights out he was going to be overtaken as the starting QB.
Hurt Saquan. This dink and dunk wasn't beneficial to the running game.
Dink and dunk is what our offense is based off of.
with Eli, yes.... why do you think Shurmur made the move?
I love Eli, he cannot operate Shurmur's offense and he's feeling the heat at 0-2. I believe that's one of the reasons for the change. He wasn't going to get fired or put on the hot seat when his offense wasn't properly being executed.
RE: RE: Eli's inability to get the ball downfield Â
Well, if the current regime is still in place, we’ll trade him for a mediocre to garbage safety like Peppers, and some picks who hopefully turn out to be good.
Dink and dunk is what our offense is based off of.
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Hurt Saquan. This dink and dunk wasn't beneficial to the running game.
Dink and dunk is what our offense is based off of.
with Eli, yes.... why do you think Shurmur made the move?
I love Eli, he cannot operate Shurmur's offense and he's feeling the heat at 0-2. I believe that's one of the reasons for the change. He wasn't going to get fired or put on the hot seat when his offense wasn't properly being executed.
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Hurt Saquan. This dink and dunk wasn't beneficial to the running game.
Dink and dunk is what our offense is based off of.
They sure let Jones throw deep in preseason. Why bother?
Could it be that they were dinking and dunking because Eli chose to?